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SOUTH AFRICA AND SWAZILAND
Cape Town.
Col. Collins, M.P., Chlet Govern- at Davel, ment Whip, speaking
that it was hin Transvaal, Bald private belief that Swaziland would form part of the Union in the near future. The amalgamation, he sald, might take place within a year, or perhaps sooner,
Swaziland lies at the south-eastern It la corner of the Transvaal. controlled by the Dominions Office through a Resident Commissioner.
Gen, Hertzog's Health-A rumour that Gen. Hertzog,
Prime
Minister, will retire shortly, is officially dented. Rumours of this nature have been current since he dental underwent treatment for trouble. Ho
hus, however,
pletely recovered, and
com-
a recent
medical examination revealed that
he is in perfect health.
Rhodes Statuetto Stolen-A full- of Cecil length bronze statuette Rhodes, valued at £800, was stolen The from his home at St. James, statucite is one of eight that Rhodes had made in London for distribution among his close friends. The stolen one was owned by Mrs. Ansaldi, who lived in Kimberley during Rhodes's Ufetime.
Banned Novel The publishers of "Turning Wheels," the novel by Mr. Stuart Cloete that has been banned in the the
Union, have asked the Minister
of the Interior to enumerate incidents
In
the novel which were considered objectionable. They have been informed that it is impossible to comply with their request. Mean- while 1,400 copies which recently arrived will be returned to England. INDIA
RABAUL SHAKEN BY EARTHQUAKE
Sydney.
Three earthquake shocks, as severe as those which preceded the eruption of May last, were felt yesterday nt Rabaul in the mandated territory
Crockery of New Guinea.
and ornaments in the houses of the town were overturned and smashed, but no serious damage is reported. For some time the natives were panic-
stricken.
The shocks followed heavy rain- fall. The volcanoes remain quiet.
Hundreds of natives were killed in
the
п
It was decided that
Sons of May, and following
as.
Inquiry the town shou
should not continue capital of the mandated territory.
Empire Games. In the inter-club athletic competitions here yesterday, selection of the preliminary lo
Empire Games team. the Sydney athlete, D. L. Miller, jumped 51ft 3in in the top-step-jump. This is the best performance in the world since the Berlin Olympalḍ of August, 1936.
AUSTRALIA
SCIENCE CONGRESS
ENDS
Calcutta,
Sir James Jeans and other British- delegates to the Indian Science Congress left for Madras this even- ing. Their departure marked, the conclusion of what all the news- papers describe as the most popular and successful science congress yet held in India.
In a farewell message Sir James expressed the sincere thanks of the delegates for the hospitality of their Indian hosts. British and, foreign delegates alike were, ho said, im- pressed by the extraordinary vitality of India's interest in selence, and by the huge audiences that had attended the public lectures.
un-
Cyclono voc-Calcutta's Beasonably hot weather came to an end suddenly at noon with a cyclonic gale and a blinding dust-storm. There was a phenomenal drop in temperature. Trees were uprooted, roots of buildings blown off, and shipping in the Hooghly put in con- siderable peril. It is feared that damage along the path of the cyclone in Bengal has been considerable.
Sydney.
The Orient Steam Navigation. Üner Orford, 20,013 tons, was held up here recently by the action of 250 stewards, cooks, Aremen and sea- men, who walked off the ship after their demand for the dismissal of an officer had been rejected.
Police charged strikers who were being addressed on the wharf by one of their lenders, and·
of the men was detaineesentative Fitty of the strikers returned to work at one a.m., after stipulating that there shall bở no victimisation.
Exchange.
Bruce Re-appointed. The Australian Cabinet has decided to re» appoint Mr. Stanley Bruce, High Commissioner for Australia in Lon- don, for a a further period of five
October, to date from
1030, yim Legislation.A Bill reducing the quota of Australian films to bo ployn and giving exhibitors the right to reject 12% per cent, of Korelen films has been introduced in the Now South Wales Parliament,
CANADA.S
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Montreal. Canadian Vickerd Is understood to have received a contract from the Dominion. Government for nino
n
The
Northrop aeroplanes and an un- specified mumber of nying-boats.
The the company was the first to begin manufacture of aircraft on commercial scale in Canada. Northrop Corporation. Π United States drm, was formed in 1032 for the construction of all-motal plands,'
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